4 April: View and respond to background movie on The Odyseey. LAB- Research myths, legends and tall tales. 5 April: Read The Odyssey Part IA. Identify heroic traits of Odysseus as well as more modern heroes from books, movies and real life.
LAB- Historical Context PowerPoint (1 slide on art/architecture, 1 slide with a map of Ancient Greece, 1 with famous Greek heroes, 1 with famous monsters, 1 about the Trojan War and 1 on Ancient Greek gods) 8 April: Read The Odyssey Part IIB. The Odyssey assessment. Homework: Type your Epic Essay
Short Stories
11 April: Read "Sonata for Harp and Bicycle" RN p33-41. Identify common elements in ghost stories. Write your own ghost story. Turn in notebooks for grading! 12 April: Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" RN p65-70. Peer edit ghost stories. Homework- type up final drafts of ghost stories. 13 April: Read "The Jade Peony" p79-87. Draw a windchime that represents the theme of family and cultural heritage in the story, as well as one that represents you. 14 April: Read the beginning of "The Most Dangerous Game" RN p95-106. Draw a map of Ship Trap Island. 15 April: Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" RN p 106-115. Write an alternate ending to the story.
18 April: Read "An Invalid's Story" in the textbook. Write a letter as though you were Thompson describing the events on the train. 19 April: Choose a short story out of the textbook that we haven't read. Take notes on it (plot summary, main characters, literary elements). Create a Voki that describes short stories, using the notes you took. Fill out the short story organizer. 20 April: Write short story essay based on your organizer from yesterday. Assessment Review 21 April: Short Story Assessment. Embed Vokis onto writing folder wiki. 22 April: 12p Dismissal Present Vokis
3 May: Watch and write a response to the "Great Books" movie. Read Chapter 1B. Quiz on Chapter 1. In groups, answer Chapter 1 questions. 4 May: Respond to Spark #109 prompt.
Read Chapter 2. In groups, answer questions. 5 May: Read Chapter 3. In groups, answer questions. Write a journal entry as one of the characters. 6 May: Respond to Spark #110. Read Chapter 4. In groups, answer questions. Quiz on Chapter 4. Start Synthesis notes. In groups: Handout 6, 7.
11 May: Fill out "What is Evil" worksheet. Read CH 8. Create a drawing of a character from the book. Write words that describe him around the character. 12 May: Create a list of needs for the boys. Finish reading CH 8. Reading Quiz. Handouts 10, 11.
17 May: Respond to Spark 113. Read CH 11. Choose one of the projects below and work on it (Due Friday).
Create a replica of the island in Lord of the Flies based on details from the story. Write a one-page paper explaining the significance of the island and its physical features for the story.
Construct a replica of the Lord of the Flies. Write a one-page paper explaining its symbolic significance.
Develop masks for the major characters in Lord of the Flies. By changing masks, illustrate the changing of the characters. Demonstrate to the class. Write a one-page paper explaining the symbolic value for the masks in relation to the characters.
Prepare an island feast for the class, using foods or simulations of foods that were detailed in Lord of the Flies. Explain the significance of each food item in a one-page paper.
Videotape interviews with the major surviving characters appearing on a talk show to relate their adventure to the t.v. audience. Use events from the book. Write a one-page paper explaining the significance of the events you choose to share with the t.v. public.
Write three conflicting newspaper accounts by three different reporters detailing the vents on the islands as told by to the media by the boys after being rescued.
There are no female characters in Lord of the Flies. Write a 2-3-page paper, speculating upon how the story would have changed with the introduction of a female character. Also, try to determine why Golding did not include female characters and whether this is a compliment or an insult to women.
19 May: Review Chapter Titles as novel review. Assessment review. LAB- Go to the Nobel Prize site. and play the Lord of the Flies game as part of your review. 20 May: Goal 5- Novel Assessment. Lord of the Flies projects due. Interactive Notebooks due. ALL LATE/MISSING WORK DUE TODAY!
Goal 5: Genres
Epic: The Odyssey
4 April: View and respond to background movie on The Odyseey. LAB- Research myths, legends and tall tales.5 April: Read The Odyssey Part IA. Identify heroic traits of Odysseus as well as more modern heroes from books, movies and real life.
6 April: Notes on epics. Epic essay organizer.
7 April: Read The Odyssey Part IIA.
8 April: Read The Odyssey Part IIB. The Odyssey assessment. Homework: Type your Epic Essay
Short Stories
11 April: Read "Sonata for Harp and Bicycle" RN p33-41. Identify common elements in ghost stories. Write your own ghost story. Turn in notebooks for grading!
12 April: Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" RN p65-70. Peer edit ghost stories. Homework- type up final drafts of ghost stories.
13 April: Read "The Jade Peony" p79-87. Draw a windchime that represents the theme of family and cultural heritage in the story, as well as one that represents you.
14 April: Read the beginning of "The Most Dangerous Game" RN p95-106. Draw a map of Ship Trap Island.
15 April: Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" RN p 106-115. Write an alternate ending to the story.
18 April: Read "An Invalid's Story" in the textbook. Write a letter as though you were Thompson describing the events on the train.
19 April: Choose a short story out of the textbook that we haven't read. Take notes on it (plot summary, main characters, literary elements). Create a Voki that describes short stories, using the notes you took. Fill out the short story organizer.
20 April: Write short story essay based on your organizer from yesterday. Assessment Review
21 April: Short Story Assessment. Embed Vokis onto writing folder wiki.
22 April: 12p Dismissal Present Vokis
- Myspace Layouts,Graphics, and Comments!
Spring Break!
- Myspace Layouts,Graphics, and Comments!
Fiction: The Lord of the Flies
2 May: Lord of the Flies background information notes. Read Chapter 1A. Work in small groups: Handout 1, 3, 4, 5.3 May: Watch and write a response to the "Great Books" movie. Read Chapter 1B. Quiz on Chapter 1. In groups, answer Chapter 1 questions.
4 May: Respond to Spark #109 prompt.
5 May: Read Chapter 3. In groups, answer questions. Write a journal entry as one of the characters.
6 May: Respond to Spark #110. Read Chapter 4. In groups, answer questions. Quiz on Chapter 4. Start Synthesis notes. In groups: Handout 6, 7.
Homework: Read CH 5
9 May: Respond to Spark 114. Read CH 6 silently, take Post It Notes. Create a PowerPoint about tropical islands. (Example
- title slide
- geography
- climate/weather
- animals
- dangers
- shipwreck story
- plants
- what do you think it would be like to have to survive here?
Print in COLOR, 2 handouts per page10 May: Respond to Spark 116. Read CH 7. Reading Quiz. Compare and Contrast Jack and Ralph. Handouts 8, 9
11 May: Fill out "What is Evil" worksheet. Read CH 8. Create a drawing of a character from the book. Write words that describe him around the character.
12 May: Create a list of needs for the boys. Finish reading CH 8. Reading Quiz. Handouts 10, 11.
13 May: Community Service Due! Respond to Spark 111. Read CH 9. Respond to a critical text.
16 May: Respond to Spark 112. Read CH 10. Reading quiz. Handouts 12, 13. Create a poster of literary elements in the book so far.
17 May: Respond to Spark 113. Read CH 11. Choose one of the projects below and work on it (Due Friday).
- Create a replica of the island in Lord of the Flies based on details from the story. Write a one-page paper explaining the significance of the island and its physical features for the story.
- Construct a replica of the Lord of the Flies. Write a one-page paper explaining its symbolic significance.
- Develop masks for the major characters in Lord of the Flies. By changing masks, illustrate the changing of the characters. Demonstrate to the class. Write a one-page paper explaining the symbolic value for the masks in relation to the characters.
- Prepare an island feast for the class, using foods or simulations of foods that were detailed in Lord of the Flies. Explain the significance of each food item in a one-page paper.
- Videotape interviews with the major surviving characters appearing on a talk show to relate their adventure to the t.v. audience. Use events from the book. Write a one-page paper explaining the significance of the events you choose to share with the t.v. public.
- Write three conflicting newspaper accounts by three different reporters detailing the vents on the islands as told by to the media by the boys after being rescued.
- There are no female characters in Lord of the Flies. Write a 2-3-page paper, speculating upon how the story would have changed with the introduction of a female character. Also, try to determine why Golding did not include female characters and whether this is a compliment or an insult to women.
18 May: Respond to Spark 115. Read CH 12. Reading quiz. Start Synthesis Notes. Handout 14, 1519 May: Review Chapter Titles as novel review. Assessment review. LAB- Go to the Nobel Prize site. and play the Lord of the Flies game as part of your review.
20 May: Goal 5- Novel Assessment. Lord of the Flies projects due. Interactive Notebooks due. ALL LATE/MISSING WORK DUE TODAY!